Research
Researchers found a way to grow full size broccoli under solar panels while making electricity at the same time
Earth.com · By Luis Arrais ·
The Brief
- A new study reports growing full-size broccoli under solar panels while electricity is generated at the same time.
- The panels used in the study are described as special pink solar panels.
- Shading by solar panels normally harms plant growth, but the source says this has not held in all circumstances.
Why it matters
It suggests that crops can sometimes be grown beneath solar panels without the light loss normally expected, which bears on how farmland and energy generation might share space.
Who’s affected
- agricultural researchers
- solar energy developers
- farmers considering dual land use
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- #solar energy
- #broccoli
- #crop research
- #dual land use
Placing solar panels over a garden blocks the sun. That normally harms plant growth since most crops require plenty of light. However, that has proven not to be the case under all circumstances. A new study shows that growing broccoli under special pink solar panels actually…